It's worryingly close to totter (archaic) a rag-and-bone man.
As in Steptoe and Son
[I wouldn't have seen it as archaic myself, quite. Dell-Boy as tottler?]
R
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: (protective charm) Snap- totler
> Yeah, Patrick. And people pronounce it 'totaller' while if read as
> spelt it sounds oddly like 'toddler'.
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> (g)
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